Henoch-Schonlein purpura: ultrasonography of scrotal and penile involvement
Testicular or scrotal involvement has been reported in children with Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP), but there are very few reports on penile involvement. We report the initial and follow-up ultrasonographic findings of scrotal and penile involvement of HSP in a 5-year-old boy. On ultrasonography, s...
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doaj-1bb7a94d75b049f99739019e2b0b90b22020-11-24T22:08:57ZengKorean Society of Ultrasound in MedicineUltrasonography2288-59192288-59432015-04-0134214414710.14366/usg.1404264Henoch-Schonlein purpura: ultrasonography of scrotal and penile involvementYoungsik Lim0Boem Ha Yi1Hae Kyung Lee2Hyun Sook Hong3Min Hee Lee4Seo-Youn Choi5Jae Ock Park6 Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospitial, Bucheon, Korea Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospitial, Bucheon, Korea Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospitial, Bucheon, Korea Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospitial, Bucheon, Korea Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospitial, Bucheon, Korea Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospitial, Bucheon, Korea Department of Pediatrics, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, KoreaTesticular or scrotal involvement has been reported in children with Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP), but there are very few reports on penile involvement. We report the initial and follow-up ultrasonographic findings of scrotal and penile involvement of HSP in a 5-year-old boy. On ultrasonography, scrotal soft tissue thickening and epididymal swelling with increased vascularity were noted, and on the penis, a focal mass-like lesion appeared on the dorsal surface of the distal penis, having a hypoechoic mass-like appearance without visible vascular flow on a Doppler study. After 2 days of treatment, follow-up ultrasonography showed normal scrotum and penis with a resolved soft tissue mass-like lesion. Therefore, we think that HSP ultrasonographic findings involving the scrotum and penis might help to diagnose scrotal and penile involvement in a case of HSP and to avoid unnecessary medication and/or surgical procedures.http://www.e-ultrasonography.org/upload/usg-14042.pdfPurpura, Schonlein-HenochUltrasonographyPenisScrotum |
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Youngsik Lim Boem Ha Yi Hae Kyung Lee Hyun Sook Hong Min Hee Lee Seo-Youn Choi Jae Ock Park Henoch-Schonlein purpura: ultrasonography of scrotal and penile involvement Ultrasonography Purpura, Schonlein-Henoch Ultrasonography Penis Scrotum |
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Youngsik Lim Boem Ha Yi Hae Kyung Lee Hyun Sook Hong Min Hee Lee Seo-Youn Choi Jae Ock Park |
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Henoch-Schonlein purpura: ultrasonography of scrotal and penile involvement |
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Henoch-Schonlein purpura: ultrasonography of scrotal and penile involvement |
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Henoch-Schonlein purpura: ultrasonography of scrotal and penile involvement |
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Henoch-Schonlein purpura: ultrasonography of scrotal and penile involvement |
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Henoch-Schonlein purpura: ultrasonography of scrotal and penile involvement |
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henoch-schonlein purpura: ultrasonography of scrotal and penile involvement |
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Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine |
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Ultrasonography |
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2288-5919 2288-5943 |
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2015-04-01 |
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Testicular or scrotal involvement has been reported in children with Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP), but there are very few reports on penile involvement. We report the initial and follow-up ultrasonographic findings of scrotal and penile involvement of HSP in a 5-year-old boy. On ultrasonography, scrotal soft tissue thickening and epididymal swelling with increased vascularity were noted, and on the penis, a focal mass-like lesion appeared on the dorsal surface of the distal penis, having a hypoechoic mass-like appearance without visible vascular flow on a Doppler study. After 2 days of treatment, follow-up ultrasonography showed normal scrotum and penis with a resolved soft tissue mass-like lesion. Therefore, we think that HSP ultrasonographic findings involving the scrotum and penis might help to diagnose scrotal and penile involvement in a case of HSP and to avoid unnecessary medication and/or surgical procedures. |
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Purpura, Schonlein-Henoch Ultrasonography Penis Scrotum |
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